Iran executed two men in separate cases Wednesday, accusing one of spying for Israel and another of being a member of the Islamic State group, state media reported.
A report by the judiciary news website Mizanonline identified the alleged spy as Rouzbeh Vadi, who was accused of relaying classified information to Israels intelligence service, the Mossad.
Authorities said Vadi provided information about an Iranian nuclear scientist who was killed during Israels June airstrikes on Iran, according to the report, which did not identify the scientist or the time and place of Vadis arrest.
Vadi met the Mossad officers five times in Vienna, Austria, the report said.
Israels ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, said in June that Israels 12-day war on Iran included targeted strikes that killed at least 14 physicists and engineers involved with Irans nuclear program.
Iran has hanged seven people for espionage during the conflict with Israel, sparking fears from activists that the government could conduct a wave of executions.
Iran separately hanged a member of the Islamic State group on Wednesday after he was convicted of plotting sabotage, Mizanonline reported.
Officials accused Mehdi Asgharzadeh of being a member of the Islamic State group who participated in military training in Syria and Iraq before illegally entering Iran with a four-member team who were killed in a fight with Iranian security, the news site reported.
Authorities said Irans Supreme Court upheld the sentences of lower courts and followed full legal procedures before executing both men, Mizanonline reported.
(AP & YWN Israel DeskJerusalem)